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Germany invades Poland sending Britain and France over the edge. This is the official start of World War 2.
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The Blitzkrieg strategy is using strong mobile forces to surprise the enemy and disrupt them bringing quick victory. This strategy won Hitler many battles.
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The Japanese air force successfully destroyed the U.S pacific fleet with this surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. This forced the U.S into WWII
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Having cracked Japanese codes the U.S intercepted preemptive notice of a Japanese counterattack at Midway. Using this they prepared for the attack and surprised them gaining a decisive victory and turning the tide of the war in the pacific.
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Stalingrad was a vital city for Hitlers advance into Russia. Expecting to win easily German troops entered the city facing heavy resistance. Soon a counter a offensive led by Marshal Georgii K. Zhukov encircled the German army which forced them to surrender.
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Allied Powers launched the largest amphibious invasion in history in an attempt to break German lines. Ended in successfully pushing back German lines but many lives we lost.
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Looking to snatch victory in the western front Hitler used the blitzkrieg strategy to push American forces back, but his ambition proved deadly as Americans recovered quickly and pushed German forces back.
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The U.S's need for a base close to Japan caused them to invade Iwo Jima. The invasion was successful and provided a base for the U.S to bomb Japan with.
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The last major battle of WWII, the U.S was taking Japanese islands fast and Okinawa was the last island before Japan itself. The invasion was successful yet many lives were lost.
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Victory in Europe day. The day Germany finally surrendered.
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The day Japan Surrendered.
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The dropping of the first atomic bomb in an attempt to end WWII.
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The second ever atomic bomb to drop on a city was dropped on Nagasaki to bring an end to WWII
